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<br />rulin~ls anti noted ~hat more d~an 3,000 .jobs depend directly or indirecdy on the plan. as well as ap ~o Si .2
<br />million in armuai property mx revenue.
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<br />"[C]omprehensive redeve[opmen: is sometimes necessary to correct the myriad of social and economic ills that
<br />plague economically distressed cities such as New London," the ci~ argued.
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<br />But tire institute for A:stice. a Washington-based propert?' ri.sh[s organization that represents the homeowners in
<br />~his case. argued {n [cs appeal petition chat ~his'was ~oo malleable a standard and that the Suoreme Court needs
<br />to set ~_. clear and .... o oj ec~'~,-e" definition of public use.
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<br />There were more than l O,O00 t.hreatened or filed condemnations that invo'b/ed a transfer of property from one
<br />se: o~' onva~e owners ~o another m 41 states between 1998 and ~00~, [he mstRute says. with sta~es denmn~
<br />permissible pub[ic uses in a varieP~ of ways.
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<br />These cases "bb.tr r. he line between public purpose and ~rivate benefit," the institute's brief says.
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<br /> the case involvin_~ ,.-he ' "~' ~ , .
<br /> .~me~uans With Disabilities Act. Spe.,:ror v. ?/'orwegion C'rz~ise Line.. No.
<br />mobilitv-imoaired ...... passenaers say that they were required to pay higher .a~,.s~' ~'o' and faced architectural bamers
<br />aboari Norwegian Cndse Line's Bahamian-registered ships.
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<br />Enacted in 1990, ~.he ADA prohibits discrimination against the disabled in public accommodations.
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<br />Atstice Department r%,.;!adons define p_tbiic accommodations to include cruise ships, but two lower federal
<br />cour:s aa, e di.sa,~reed over whether the ADA applies on ~ore~gn-re~stered v-esse~s, which ply ?o~s in Florida
<br />and,.ac" ~ G,..df Coasz o .ti which are themseNes tecbmically not par~ of U.S. territory.
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<br />Norwe,.ztan_ C:mse' Line, in ks brief, said ~hat it is "~flly committed to makina_ .,oi*.~ many disabled passengers'
<br />crmse ~'T" ~ ~ , . ~
<br /> .~.we~:en.c~s ~s accessibte, m~e:rated and enjov~b[e ~s possibte," bs~ urged the coax to nde tha~ the ADA
<br />does r~o~ apply ~o ~brei~n ships unless Con~ress specifically says so.
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<br />in &e eiecdon-law case, C/mgmcm v P, eove,,. No. 04-37, the issue is who gets to decide how pditical pa~ies
<br />mxnin~ue ~.heu' s~.andard-bearers.
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<br />EarNer r. his ,,'ear. tireTM'~ _ ' oaseu in Denver, ruied ~hat the Oklahoma
<br /> , ~ court o~ Appeals [or the 10th Circuk ' ~ .-r
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<br />k.zsiamr~ couid no~ prohibi~ me dnv Libe~arian Par~ o~' Oklai~oma ~om ho[dina an ooen ~rima~
<br />mus~ :_tllow any party ~hat wan~s :o pe~it members ofo~her parties zo vote in its primary ~o do so, ~he 10th
<br />C trcui~ ri.Lied.
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<br />The L~}th Circ.xi~ said ~ha~ its ~'uiin~ ,,vas required by a 1000 Supreme Com-t decisior~ that revoked .'.-.he parties'
<br />ri{h~ ,7} ~'ep_fla[e d,~en' own .:~ria~rs :o szrti<e down a California law requirin~ pa~.ies to open ,.n,.~ primaries ~o ali
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<br />{n i~s .uzceai _-:c~[dc;n ~c me' Su.m'eme F'.~urt. Oklahoma said that its !aw :-effected. me sm:es vaiid :nteres~' -[n
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